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Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card?

From J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.setup, comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card?
Date 2012-04-15 20:47 +0000
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On Sunday, April 15th, 2012, at 13:16:54h -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

> On 04/15/2012 12:38 PM, Ant wrote:
>> It comes with ATI/AMD's closed video driver? I didn't know that. I will
>> have to wait for it to be released to the public (still has v6.7.1 on
>> its web site). :(
> 
> 	Then try an older Knoppix. 

And what makes you think that Knoppix includes proprietary drivers when
it specifically says for each version words similar to

QUOTE
 
  But we can not include those proprietary drivers on the free Knoppix-CD or DVD,
  because of security and license considerations.

UNQUOTE

or

QUOTE

  Knoppix 7.0 includes only free and open source graphics drivers

UNQUOTE

It seems to me that you have not actually looked examined what
Knoppix provides.

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Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 11:01 -0700
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-15 19:16 +0100
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 11:27 -0700
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-04-15 18:51 +0000
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-04-15 11:56 -0700
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 12:38 -0700
      Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-04-15 13:16 -0700
        Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-04-15 20:47 +0000
          Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 23:26 -0700
        Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-04-15 23:25 -0700
          Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2012-04-16 07:42 -0700
  Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-04-16 01:49 -0600
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-04-16 13:53 +0000
    Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2012-04-17 12:46 -0500
      Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-04-17 14:31 -0400
        Re: Is there a live disc/USB flash media that come with the latest close source ATI/AMD video drivers for my old Radeon 4870 video card? Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-04-17 13:40 -0600

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